Information Arbitrage: Creating competitive advantage through data Found this great piece from Roger Ehrenberg (VC at IA Ventures) on how sustainable value can be derived by creating defensible assets around data. He cites dozens of examples you can learn from and I recommend anyone in the data business give this a read. informationarbitrage: I’ve been focused…

The lesson of the technology industry in the past five years is that really successful products dare to NOT copy. They’re pure, in that they’re actually designed from first principles – they’re based on the problem and the constraints, without being viewed through the lens of someone’s existing attempt. You know, the kind of thing…

More and more of our work is moving outside of the domain of general management and into what I would call entrepreneurial management discipline that deals with situations of high uncertainty—like building a brand new product. Eric Ries on The Lean Startup @ Commonwealth Club of CA

I’m thrilled to announce that Plaxo’s teamed up with Avery Dennison to create an easy way for all of us to print labels for our holiday cards this year using our address booka—all without setting up any complicated mail merges. I hope you give it a try! (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

This time of year I often get asked by people for advice on whether they should apply to business school for an MBA. Over the years and many coffees with folks, I’ve settled on the following key questions… Why do I want an MBA? I’ve heard of a number of reasons but they mostly seem to…

She’s done it again. In one deck, Mary Meeker summarized so well many of the trends we’ve been seeing as and in doing so developed new insights around what’s around the bend. KPCB Internet Trends (2011) Here’s my top 5 takeaways: The iPad is going to be even bigger than iPhone—Its adoption is ramping MUCH…